More on CSR and Sustainability – Page 46
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Sympatex to present upcycled functional jacket at Ispo Munich
Sympatex is presenting the first upcycled functional jacket made from 30 percent recycled textiles and 70 percent recycled PET bottles at Ispo Munich. The three-layer high-performance jacket was developed and produced as part of the wear2wear consortium, the European industrial partnership founded in 2017, and announced by Sympatex in May ...
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YKK announces zippers made from ocean bound plastic.
YKK has announced a collection of zippers made from ocean bound plastic. The zippers of the new Natulon Ocean Sourced collection are made from plastic waste that has been collected within 50km of the coastline of Sri Lanka. According to YKK, the collection is indistinguishable from zippers made of virgin ...
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches Circulytics
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has launched Circulytics, a new digital tool for companies to measure circularity across all operations and help them adopt circular economy practices. The tool, which is available for free, goes beyond measuring products and material flows to measure a company’s entire circularity. It uses company-level data ...
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Puma and Ralph Lauren pledge not to ship through the Arctic Ocean
Puma and Ralph Lauren have joined the trans-Arctic shipping ban, a pledge to prohibit shipping through the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Shipping Corporate Pledge was launched by Nike and Ocean Conservancy in October 2019 to invite companies to commit to not intentionally send ships through the delicate Arctic ecosystem. The ...
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Global Fashion Agenda adds three companies
The Swedish non-profit organization Global Fashion Agenda is further strengthening its group of Associate Partners by welcoming three new companies: TAL Apparel, VF Corporation and Zalando. Global Fashion Agenda is a leadership forum for industry collaboration on fashion sustainability and the organizer of the renowned Copenhagen Fashion Summit. It seeks ...
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Nike has just released Atsuma, a sneaker in which offcuts...
Nike has just released Atsuma, a sneaker in which offcuts and other scrap materials are rescued to become major components in cut-and-sewn shoes. Both the Swoosh on the medial and the hangtag are cut-outs. The shoe incorporates a recycled sock-liner as well. Nike has said that it is working to ...
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Ziener, Roeckl, Element and Wear Colors will show sustainable partnerships...
Ziener, Roeckl, Element and Wear Colors will show sustainable partnerships with Sympatex Technologies at the Ispo Munich show later this month. Roeckl will be launching brand-new ski gloves which will be 100 percent biodegradable and PFC-free. Ziener will show garments solely made with Sympatex fabric, whereas Element will rely on ...
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W. L. Gore & Associates' textile factory in Putzbrunn, Germany,...
W. L. Gore & Associates' textile factory in Putzbrunn, Germany, has received ISO 14001 certification for quality and environmental management. The company's two other factories – in Elk Mills, Maryland, and Shenzhen, China – are already certified. Gore began setting up the necessary systems in its factories in 2010. These ...
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New Balance Iberia is installing a solar energy plant to...
New Balance Iberia is installing a solar energy plant to supply 30% of its energy requirements
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Decathlon has updated its climate commitments based on the Science...
Decathlon has updated its climate commitments based on the Science Based Target (SBT) initiative, which it has recognized as a contribution to limiting the global temperature increase by 1.5 degrees centrigrade. In this context, the French sporting goods manufacturer and retailer is committed to reducing its total CO² emissions for ...
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Thun, the German producer of bicycle parts, has donated €3,500...
Thun, the German producer of bicycle parts, has donated €3,500 to “Mein Regenwald,” (My Rainforest) a project – run by the German non-profit organization Chance e.V. – to protect and explore 180 square kilometers of rainforest in the Peruvian Andes. The Peruvian Forestry Authority has made Mein Regenwald the official ...
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The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier...
The 11th edition of the annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, for children with special needs and students, has raised more than $2 million. The event drew Kodi Lee, winner of this season's America's Got Talent; the retired boxer Sugar Ray Leonard; the retired baseball player and coach Tommy ...
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Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an...
Vans has launched the “Save Our Planet” collection, in an effort to promote environmental awareness. The range has four different shoes including the Era, Slide-On, UltraRange Rapidweld and Sk8-Hi Reissue. Each shoe features a graphic of the world map alongside the slogan “Save Our Planet,” printed in a graffiti style. ...
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After Icebug achieved its goal of becoming climate positive in...
After Icebug achieved its goal of becoming climate positive in February of this year, the Swedish outdoor footwear brand is now offering what it calls the “world's most sustainable trail running shoes.” The “Outrun” will first be offered and sold exclusively via a Kickstarter campaign to reach the accurate end ...
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Patagonia will match $10 million in donations that were made...
Patagonia will match $10 million in donations that were made by its customers since the last Black Friday to 1,043 grassroots environmental organizations (more in the Outdoor Industry Compass)
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Intersport Sweden has signed new sponsorship deals with six football...
Intersport Sweden has signed new sponsorship deals with six football clubs, providing a couple of thousand young people and adults with exercise and match clothing, balls and other equipment
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Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently...
Decathlon has committed to reducing its emissions of CO2 sufficiently to help limit the warming of the earth's climate to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and ensure a net-zero change after that. In other words, it has joined the #OurOnlyFuture campaign launched by the United Nations and various business ...
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The Renewal Workshop, a provider of circular solutions for apparel...
The Renewal Workshop, a provider of circular solutions for apparel and textile brands, has raised $5.5 million in Series A financing. The Oregon-based company is working with brands like The North Face, Eagle Creek, Osprey, Pearl Izumi, and Prana to renew existing products, analyzes companies' operations, and provides a “circular ...
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A notable boost in production is on the cards for...
A notable boost in production is on the cards for the ZQ natural fiber produced by the New Zealand Merino Company. Through a collaboration with VF Corporation, its affiliated ZQ farmers will receive long-lasting supply commitments from VF subsidiaries such as Icebreaker and Smartwool. The farmers will get more than ...
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On its inaugural Checkerboard Day, which took place on Nov....
On its inaugural Checkerboard Day, which took place on Nov. 21, Vans put its headquarters on pause, donated about $1 million to Imagination.org and announced the Vans Checkerboard Fund, which will support charities worldwide that “enable creative expression through Vans' core pillars of action sports, art, music and street culture.” ...
